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For the love of La Bella Lingua
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For the love of La Bella Lingua

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Stacy di Anna Pollard • 8 Comments

Congratulations to Dianne Hales and LA BELLA LINGUA, her memoir documenting her love of Italian and all things Italy. Seven years after its release, LA BELLA LINGUA this week sits at #8 on a New York Times bestseller list. “Italians say that someone who acquires a new language ‘possesses’ it. In my case, Italian possesses me.” Auguri, … Continue reading →

BookLove: The Dianne Hales Edition
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BookLove: The Dianne Hales Edition

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Stacy di Anna Pollard • 7 Comments

My FAVORITE book on Italian Culture, La Bella Lingua by Dianne Hales, has been named Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in Travel, Italy. To celebrate, I’m re-posting my book review here, which first ran in December 2014. Auguri, Dianne! Continue reading →

BookLove: The Dianne Hales Edition
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BookLove: The Dianne Hales Edition

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Stacy di Anna Pollard • Leave a comment

       It’s no secret to readers of this blog that Dianne Hales is my favorite author on all things Italian, and these two books are at the top of my BookLove list. And I’m not alone — Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, has recently been named one of Amazon’s “Best Books of the … Continue reading →

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